Historic Photo: Neuhauser Strasse in Munich, Bavaria, 1839.
This amazing picture is one of the earliest photographs ever taken in Germany.
Sean Munger
Celebrating “The Haunting”: A masterpiece of horror cinema.
Robert Wise's "The Haunting" is perhaps the greatest horror film ever made, undiminished after more than 60 years.
The mysterious “Othrys”: My encounter with an unsuccessful social media startup.
Does the world need another social media platform, even a well-intentioned one? We seem to have more than we can handle now.
Earthbound starship: The strange fate of the HMS Beagle.
What happened to the famous ship on which Darwin made his epic voyage of discovery?
Corruption or mercy? The Ford Watergate pardon.
Why did Gerald Ford pardon Richard Nixon after Watergate? Was it an act of cronyism, or moral and political wisdom?
Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.
My latest deep-dive history video looks at the history of Brazil from 1914 to 1945. It's complicated.
Interiors: First-class lounge of a Convair 880 aircraft, 1958.
The idea of luxury in the skies was quite different 70 years ago than today.